| Thanks for the responses - allow me to adjust a little, and backpedal a little... | |
| Posted by: earlybird 09:59 am EST 01/31/22 | |
| In reply to: I don't think so... - earlybird 11:52 pm EST 01/30/22 | |
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| Thanks for the feedback everyone. I stand corrected, I suppose, though I still find it very strange that someone would switch between two undiluted accents, rather than slip back and forth on the spectrum of a blended accent. But I suppose if you all say it's a real thing, then I stand corrected! Still, I wonder if the anecdotal examples were really as undiluted as people describe. Sometimes it can be hard to notice a blended accent because (a) it's harder to notice in one's self, and (b) the familiar components of the dialect won't be as noticeable to one side or the other - e.g. a blended American+English accent will often sound more English to an American, and vice-versa. Even so, it was probably unreasonable of me to suggest that more "pure" accent-switching never occurs. I did try to hedge my wording in the event that I was totally wrong, but maybe I still sounded ignorant and overly incredulous (I'd like to also deflect a little bit of blame to the fact that I discovered this mystery well past the time that I should've gone to bed, and was maybe not choosing my words as carefully). As for my comment about "likelihood;" I still believe that, given her circumstances, it makes far more sense to have grown up with an American accent than with a British accent, and more likely to heavily favor American even if accent blending comes into play. That's what I meant by "likely." And I suppose I did imply, by extension, that it was "likely" she was faking it, which I suppose was a bit insensitive and silly. Now that people bring it up, I do wonder if the "actor" thing plays into this more than I thought. Especially regarding the story about an Australian accent (which, unless I'm mistaken, has no natural influence on Settle's upbringing). I wonder if actors are more likely to do a full accent switch, rather than sliding across a blended accent. Actors are more aware of their speech and pronunciation, and would be more likely to hear a blended accent in themselves and "correct" it one way or the other based on the situation. Or, in the case of a totally unrelated accent (like Australian), they might be likely to continue practicing their dialect offstage, though I feel like that's a different category of accent-switching than the one we've been discussing. |
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